Lucas

In a sprint, every millisecond counts. When you’re waiting for love, those milliseconds can feel like eons.

High
school senior Lucas Preston has it all: star of the track team, a
scholarship waiting for him, an apartment to himself and a revolving
door of girlfriends. He also has an older sister, five younger brothers
and a father who relies on him to make sure those brothers don’t kill
each other. His saving grace? Lois “Laney” Sanders, a girl he started to fall in like with when he was just eleven. A girl who became his best friend, his confidant, his courage.

It took only sixteen clicks and eight seconds for Lucas to realize that his like for Laney had turned into love. Eight life-changing seconds. It’s also the exact length of time it took to lose her.

Running Mate

The
name’s Barrett Callahan. Yeah, that Barrett Callahan—the one the press
dubbed “Bare” after those naked sexting pictures surfaced. At
twenty-five, I was armed with an MBA from Harvard, an executive position
at my father’s Fortune 500 company, a penthouse, and a different piece
of delectable eye candy in my bed every weekend. I had a life most men
dreamed of. But then my father decided to run for president, and my
playboy lifestyle became a liability to his campaign that was built on
family values. My “makeover” comes in the form of a fake fiancée who I
don't even get to choose--one who is an uptight, choirgirl acting priss
but also sexy-as-hell.

Addison

My latest relationship had
gone down in flames, and I was drowning in a sea of student loans when
in true Godfather status, James Callahan made me an offer I couldn’t
refuse. Seven figures for seven months on the campaign trail pretending
to be the adoring fiancée of his son, Barrett. As soon as he won the
election, our engagement would be dissolved amicably for the press, I
was free to ride off into the sunset a million dollars richer, and
because of the NDA, no one would be the wiser. Sure, I’d never met the
guy, but I’d been a theater nerd in high school. I could pull off any
role from Lady Macbeth to Maria Von Trapp. But that was before I met my
fake fiancé—the infuriating, self-absorbed, egotistical, drop-dead-sexy
King of the Manwhores.

The race will be a fight to the death finish, and that’s not even the actual campaign.

Tru Blue

Imagine falling in love
with a man, then finding out he was a killer...TRU BLUE is a sexy, dark
stand-alone novel written in the same loving, raw, and emotional voice
romance readers have come to love, and the deeply emotional literary
prose women's fiction readers have come to expect, from New York Times
& USA Today bestselling, award-winning author Melissa Foster.

"Several
emotional topics -- such as drug addiction, abandonment, infertility
and unexpectedly becoming a parent -- are easily woven together without
making the story feel crowded or overdone. Foster writes exceptional
characters that keep readers thinking long after the book is finished...
The dynamic members of the Whiskey family are the foundation that holds
the group together and they are exactly the reason we're taught not to
judge. Let's hope we hear more from all of them!" RT Book Reviews

"Sexy and Heartbreaking....I simply adored this beautifully written romance." Tasty Book PR

"Ms.
Foster, went for the gut with Truman and Gemma. Tru Blue is more than a
romance, it is a story of love, a story of hope and a story of courage.
10 + stars." Night Owl Reviews

"With her wonderful characters
and resonating emotions, Melissa Foster is a must-read author!" New York
Times Bestseller Julie Kenner

"Melissa Foster is synonymous with sexy, swoony, heartfelt romance!" New York Times Bestseller Lauren Blakely

He wore the skin of a killer, and bore the heart of a lover...There's
nothing Truman Gritt won't do to protect his family--Including spending
years in jail for a crime he didn't commit. When he's finally released,
the life he knew is turned upside down by his mother's overdose, and
Truman steps in to raise the children she's left behind. Truman's hard,
he's secretive, and he's trying to save a brother who's even more broken
than he is. He's never needed help in his life, and when beautiful
Gemma Wright tries to step in, he's less than accepting. But Gemma has a
way of slithering into people's lives and eventually she pierces
through his ironclad heart. When Truman's dark past collides with his
future, his loyalties will be tested, and he'll be faced with his
toughest decision yet.

Managed

It started off as a battle of wits. Me: the ordinary girl with a big mouth against Him: the sexy bastard with a big...ego.

I thought I’d hit the jackpot when I was upgraded to first class on my flight to London.

That
is until HE sat next to me. Gabriel Scott: handsome as sin, cold as
ice. Nothing and no one gets to him. Ever. He’s a legend in his own
right, the manager of the biggest rock band in the world, and an
arrogant ass who looks down his nose at me.

I thought I’d give
him hell for one, long flight. I didn’t expect to like him. I didn’t
expect to want him. But the biggest surprise? He wants me too. Only in a
way I didn’t see coming.

If I accept his proposal, I leave
myself open to falling for the one man I can’t manage. But I’m tempted
to say yes. Because the real man beneath those perfect suits and that
cool façade just might be the best thing that’s ever happened to me. And
I just might be the only one who can melt the ice around his heart.

Consolation Prize

Don't you just hate it when someone destroys all your carefully made plans?

I
mean, I had goals: college to graduate in one semester, a future I was
working hard to reach, and an image of myself I wanted the world to see.
My life was stacked into these precisely placed blocks. But then Colton
Gamble came along and knocked them all askew.

I hated how he
messed everything up, how he could hog all my attention whenever he was
around, how he made my pulse quicken--but only because he ticked me
off...not because I was attracted to him. Oh! And I hated how he knew
how attractive he was too, the shallow, full of himself, doesn't take no
for an answer, too-flirty, too cocky, extremely irritating jerk.

The boy had all the qualities that turned me off. Or so I thought.

One night he wasn't quite the brainless, over-confident jerk I usually took him for.

One night, he took care of me when I was at my lowest. He opened up to me and made me open up to him.

Now
I'm learning maybe he's not what I first thought he was. And maybe I'M
not what I first thought I was. Maybe it’s okay to rearrange a couple of
my perfectly set blocks. Maybe, just maybe, I’ll stop worrying about
what I’m afraid everyone else will think and finally reach for something
I really want. It’s possible some of my plans need to be destroyed, and
Colton Gamble is exactly the kind of mess I need in my life.

Wallflowers: Three of a Kind

“Romance and poetry, ivy, lichens, and wallflowers, need ruin to make them grow.” ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne

They say money is the root of all evil, but sometimes, evil lurks in the most unlikely places.

Calla
Lily Armstrong spent her whole life shielding her heart. Now she's
ready to break down her walls and see what's hiding on the other side.
With the help of her new friends, Poppy Gentry and Sienna Miller, the
three band together to find their happily ever after. One Wallflower at a
time.

Former Atlanta Homicide Detective, Devin Hawthorne, moved
to Savannah for a change of pace and a fresh start as a Private
Investigator. He finds it right under his nose in the form of a Southern
beauty who drives him to distraction, and deadly secrets that threaten
her very life.

Out of Bounds

My
career is finally looking up, and I'm leading a new pro team down the
field every Sunday. No way will I mess with that. But when I meet the
most stunning and captivating woman I've ever seen, I tell myself one
night will have to be enough.

But it's not. And now I can't get
her out of my mind. Even when I'm playing. Even when I need to focus.
Even when I’m on the hottest streak of my life.

And it turns out, she's not just some random woman I met. She works for the team. My team.

***

I
only have one goal this season--do my part as the team's lawyer to keep
them out of trouble. Help rebuild their reputation on and off the
field. There's no room for error and certainly no room for a secret
tryst with a player . . . even if he's the quarterback.

Words I Couldn't Say

You know the old adage “if you love something, set it free?"It's the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.The dumbest thing I've ever done.

I loved her. I lost her. Hell, I let her go. And then spent five miserable years without her.

To
cope with the loss, I put pen to paper and wrote her a love story,
knowing when she was ready she’d hear the words I couldn’t say all those
years ago.

Turned out, not only would she hear them, but when
Hollywood came calling, I made sure she got the lead role. After all, no
one else could portray the character whom she’d inspired. Now she's
within arms' reach and finally, she'll know the truth in my heart.

Because that other cliché, “Actions speak louder than words?”I’m going to prove it. My words may have brought Ava Banks back into my life; I have to be enough to make her stay.